I tried making the Carp Banner IRL

[_Donut_]

I really liked the addition of the carp banner they had for (Japan's) Childrens Day, I think I bought like 5 at once. My nieces play AC as well and when I randomly saw the real carp banner flags pass by online, I found a fun project to do with them last week and make the AC carp banner IRL!

I don't know if it shows in the photos but its actually pretty tall, I bought a 20ft/6m high wooden pole and put it in the ground, then got some rope/thingies to create a flag mechanism so we could take it up & down and finally ordered the 6 banners (top 4 are 5ft/1.5m tall).

They look so colourful and really puts something fun in the garden for the summer!

The store person also shared some info on them for those interested: They're called "Koinobori" and families hang them around Childrens Day (but they can stay up for about a month before/after). It's only meant to celebrate the sons of the family (fantastic idea to build this with my nieces, right? ) which goes back to the Samurai in the Edo Period of Japan. The top flag is the "family" one followed by always a black and red one (representing father & mother) and then the first born son, second born, etc... . It's for good fortune for the sons & that they grow up as strong as carps.

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[Croconaw]

I love it! I wonder if anyone would get the reference to Animal Crossing?

 

[_Donut_]

I love it! I wonder if anyone would get the reference to Animal Crossing?

Probably more the actual holiday than AC, yeah haha

 

[Meadows]

Actually, that's pretty cool.

 

[tiffanistarr]

I love that! When I was younger I lived on a lake and there was person who had a carp banner in his yard. I think he just liked fishing but it went well with the area. I never knew the origins of it until i started seeing them in AC. They’re so cool and oddly one of my fave furniture items.

 

[KatieLavender]

ahh thats amazing! well done!

 

[Foreverfox]

That's really cool! I love that the store person was able to give you such history on them. I enjoyed learning about it from you!

 

[Snek]

This is wholesome. I love it! First time I saw a carp banner was during a Pokemon episode but I didn't know about the actual holiday until Animal Crossing. Good work! I'm sure it was a lot of fun.

 

[Midoriya]

They look amazing! Well done, friendo!

 

[ForeverALoan]

ayoo wow this is super cool nice job

 

[Bloodflowers]

woah that's so cool!

 

[Xara]

wait that actually looks so nice :’o. you and your nieces did a wonderful job!